10 Reasons Not To Read The Hangman

You remember The Hangman, don't you? He used to lurk in the back of Pep Comics, hiding in the shadows cast by The Shield's bright shining goodness.  If you don't remember, it's probably because you've never read any of his stories. Frankly, I'm here to make sure you DON'T, with my ...

Ten Reasons Not to Read 

The Hangman.

1.  It's full of torture porn that would make even the Cenobites grimace.

2.  Its grotesque close-ups of human terror will make you long for the cheery wholesome all-ages art of EC Comics.

3.  Its figure work is what you would get if Plastic Man had a baby with the WPA, while possessed by Satan.

4.  It will destroy your faith in the use of storyboard art as a means of storytelling and undermine your sense of narrative time and space.

5. The Hangman's punches have the power to turn human bodies into rubber upon impact, and it is NOT a good look for the human body.

6.  This is his sidekick.

7.  His name is "Anthracite" (which I consider bad enough to stand as its own separate item).

8. It will permanently pervert your sense of perspective as surely as if you were trapped in an Assyrian bas-relief from the reign of Ashurnasirpal II.  

9.  You'll feel as if you've fallen into a Nazi propaganda film about 'degenerates' who make Mike Sekowsky's villains look like the Greek ideal of beauty.

10.  You will realize that, as if the world were a Final Destination film, hideous and ironic death awaits your every step.

Oh, and here's a freebie for white folks:

it will not make you feel proud.